Experimental evaluation of piston assembly friction under motored and fired conditions in a gasoline engine

Proceedings of the ASME/STLE International Joint Tribology Conference, IJTC 2004

Volumn , Issue PART A, 2004, Pages 893-906

  Mufti, Riaz A ^a,b   Priest, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANKSHAFTS; DATA ACQUISITION; FRICTION; FUEL ECONOMY; GASOLINE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; LUBRICATION; STRAIN; SYNCHRONIZATION; TELEMETERING; VISCOSITY;

ANGULAR VELOCITY; GASOLINE ENGINES; MECHANICAL LOSSES; PISTON ASSEMBLY FRICTION;

ENGINE PISTONS;

EID: 21244443848     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/trib2004-64198     Document Type: Conference Paper

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